Washington 12, Houston 8

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(2-3)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 12 14 1 Houston 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 14 0 WP: L. Hernandez (1-1) LP: C. Qualls (0-1)	(3-2)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep center, C. Biggio scored

- B. Ausmus singled to center, P. Wilson and M. Ensberg scored, J. Lane to second

- R. Oswalt singled to center, J. Lane scored, B. Ausmus to third

Top 2nd: Washington

- A. Soriano homered to deep right, N. Johnson scored

Top 3rd: Washington

- J. Vidro singled to shallow right, M. Byrd scored

Bot 6th: Houston

- L. Berkman singled to center, A. Everett scored, C. Biggio to second

Top 7th: Washington

- M. Byrd doubled to deep center, R. Clayton and M. Anderson scored, J. Guillen to third

- J. Vidro grounded out to second, J. Guillen scored, M. Byrd to third

- A. Soriano doubled to deep left center, M. Byrd and N. Johnson scored

- R. Zimmerman singled to right, A. Soriano scored, R. Zimmerman to second advancing on throw

Bot 7th: Houston

- J. Lane homered to deep left

Top 8th: Washington

- J. Vidro homered to deep right, J. Guillen and B. Schneider scored

Bot 9th: Houston

- P. Wilson homered to deep right

Washington
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Watson cf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.158
J. Guillen ph-rf	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	.333
M. Byrd rf-cf	4	2	1	2	0	2	2	.250
J. Vidro 2b	5	1	2	5	0	0	0	.409
N. Johnson 1b	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	.353
A. Soriano lf	4	2	2	4	0	0	1	.333
D. Jackson lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
R. Zimmerman 3b	5	0	2	1	0	1	2	.250
R. Clayton ss	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	.158
B. Schneider c	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.118
L. Hernandez p	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
M. Anderson ph	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333
J. Rauch p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. LeCroy ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
G. Majewski p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	39	12	14	12	3	6	10

Batting 2B - M Byrd (1, C Qualls); A Soriano (1, C Qualls). HR - A Soriano (1, 2nd inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 0 Out), J Vidro (2, 8th inning off F Nieve 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Soriano 4 (4), J Vidro 5 (7), M Byrd 2 (2), R Zimmerman (2). 2-out RBI - A Soriano 2, R Zimmerman, J Vidro 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Clayton 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Clayton. Team LOB - 4.

Base Running CS - B Watson (2, 3rd base by R Oswalt/B Ausmus).    Fielding E - M Byrd (1, dropped foul ball).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.263
C. Burke 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W. Taveras cf	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.300
L. Berkman 1b	5	1	2	3	0	1	1	.438
M. Ensberg 3b	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.333
P. Wilson lf	5	2	2	1	0	0	4	.300
J. Lane rf	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	.125
B. Ausmus c	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	.133
A. Everett ss	4	1	1	0	0	2	3	.235
R. Oswalt p	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
C. Qualls p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Springer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O. Palmeiro ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Miller p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
F. Nieve p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	40	8	14	8	1	4	16

Batting 3B - M Ensberg (1, L Hernandez). HR - L Berkman (3, 1st inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out), J Lane (1, 7th inning off J Rauch 0 on, 0 Out), P Wilson (3, 9th inning off G Majewski 0 on, 1 Out). S - R Oswalt. RBI - L Berkman 3 (9), B Ausmus 2 (2), R Oswalt (1), J Lane (1), P Wilson (6). 2-out RBI - R Oswalt, L Berkman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 1, B Ausmus 1, P Wilson 2. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding DP - 1 (A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman).

Washington
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
L. Hernandez (W, 1-1)	6.0	12	6	4	1	4	1	5.25
J. Rauch (H, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.25
G. Majewski	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.08
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Oswalt	6.1	7	5	5	2	3	1	3.14
C. Qualls (L, 0-1; BS, 1)	0.1	4	4	4	1	0	0	23.14
R. Springer	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
T. Miller	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.75
F. Nieve	1.2	2	2	2	0	3	1	6.75

HBP - M Byrd (by R Oswalt); C Biggio (by L Hernandez).

Pitches-strikes - L Hernandez 110-75; J Rauch 20-14; G Majewski 32-22; R Oswalt 101-62; C Qualls 17-12; R Springer 1-1; T Miller 11-6; F Nieve 24-16.

Ground balls-fly balls - L Hernandez 9-5; J Rauch 1-2; G Majewski 3-3; R Oswalt 11-4; C Qualls 1-0; R Springer 0-1; T Miller 0-1; F Nieve 1-1.

Batters faced - L Hernandez 32; J Rauch 4; G Majewski 7; R Oswalt 27; C Qualls 6; R Springer 1; T Miller 2; F Nieve 7.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Time: 2:56. Attendance: 39,324. Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.

Updated on Sunday, Apr 9, 2006 5:11 am ET